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Lars Jönsson

Lars Jönsson

Producer · Born September 4, 1961 (65) · Sweden

Lars Jönsson was born on 4 September 1961 in Sweden. He is a producer and executive, known for Lilya 4-Ever (2002), Show Me Love (1998) and Dancer in the Dark (2000).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 4, 1961 (65)
From
Sweden
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 58% in 30 days

What are Lars Jönsson's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Survival
17%
Morality
17%
Self
13%
Society
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
7
Melancholic
7
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lars Jönsson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lars Jönsson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • We Are Not Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Together 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Co-Producer

  • Up in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Hallåhallå (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • We Are the Best!(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Melancholia(2011)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Stora Scenen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Balls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Antichrist(2009)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mammoth(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fishy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Co-Producer

  • Nina Frisk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Island of Lost Souls(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Falkenberg Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Container (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Manderlay(2005)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Hole in My Heart(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Love and Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Next Door(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dalecarlians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Dogville(2003)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Skagerrak(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kopps(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • It's All About Love(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Bear's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Co-Producer

  • Lilya 4-Ever(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Death Sentence(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jalla! Jalla!(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Dog Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Dancer in the Dark(2000)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Together(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Summer Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Show Me Love(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Teratologens återkomst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Priest

  • Lucky People Center International (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Breaking the Waves(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Harry & Sonja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Dreamplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • House of Angels(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Apple Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dogville (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing40 of 41: 40 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

1990s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s22 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Lars Jönsson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

A Hole in My Heart (2004)

73rd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lars Jönsson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles38–79 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles15–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles31–59 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles25–68 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles44–89 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lars Jönsson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lars Jönsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Aalbæk Jensen shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers